India's Ocean The Story of India's Bid for Regional Leadership |
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| Author:
| Brewster, David |
| Series title: | Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-53954-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $145.00 |
Book Description:
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This book assesses India s role as a major power in the Indian Ocean. Many see the Indian Ocean as naturally falling within India s sphere of influence but, as this book demonstrates, India has a long way to go before it could achieve regional dominance. The book outlines the development of Indian thinking on its role in the Indian Ocean and examines India s strategic relationships in the region, including with maritime South Asia, the Indian Ocean islands, East Africa, the Middle...
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This book assesses India s role as a major power in the Indian Ocean. Many see the Indian Ocean as naturally falling within India s sphere of influence but, as this book demonstrates, India has a long way to go before it could achieve regional dominance. The book outlines the development of Indian thinking on its role in the Indian Ocean and examines India s strategic relationships in the region, including with maritime South Asia, the Indian Ocean islands, East Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Australia. The book then discusses India s ambivalent relationship with the United States and explores its attitude towards China s growing power in the Indian Ocean. It concludes by discussing the region s evolving strategic order does India have what it takes to become the leading power in the region?"